House Breaking A New Puppy  -The Easy Way!

Getting a new puppy can be so exciting it can be easy to forget that potty training needs to start right away!

Nothing can be more exasperating than a dog that pees and poops in the house. Blech! Getting started on day one to foster appropriate behavior can save a lot of heart ache down the road.

The first thing to do when you get your puppy home is to take her out immediately. Remember, puppies have tiny bladders and need to go often. They also do not have very strong muscles to control their urination.

Making your new puppies FIRST toilet visit in the correct place sets up the right pattern of behavior. The last thing you want is a puppy who immediately associates peeing with doing it on the kitchen floor.

Here's to get started:

As soon as you get home, take the puppy outside. She will probably need to go in the worst way, after having been in the car for some time. In order to not distract her, the rest of the family should wait inside. Sorry...

Allow the puppy on the grass. She will probably be all over you, wanting to play and cuddle. But do not pay attention to her. (Aaarrghh.... so hard!) You do not want her to associate her toilet area to play. Important!

When she begins to urinate say the phrase you want her to associate with going to the toilet. "Potty Pee" "Time to go potty" or whatever you have decided on. (You already DID plan this, yes? You already had a phrase in mind, yes? )
Make it short and sweet, and use the same tone of voice every time.

When she is finished peeing, praise her, let her know what a good doggie she is and give her a small treat, give her hugs and kisses. She'll feel like a queen for peeing on the lawn! See, now we have accomplished two things:

1. She feels wonderful about peeing on the lawn, and thus is likely to repeat the behavior. (Yippee!)
2. She is associating that part of the lawn to peeing (and pooping) and not playing!

See? It is so easy, you just have to have a little bit of instruction. And you just need to get started correctly. it is so much easier to train, than to eliminate bad behavior.

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Getting a puppy is the beginning of a long and wonderful relationship. Or at least it should be! Nothing can be more upsetting than a dog that is out control.

Barking, defecating in the house, being aggressive, chewing on furniture, clothes, shoes, even the antique oriental carpet... Puppies are exceedingly easy to train, and SO eager to please. Do it now. :)